1879 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund; Federal Fiscal Year 2004 and 2005 project priority list

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund; Federal Fiscal Year 2004 and 2005 Project Priority List

[35 Pa.B. 5593]

   The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) and the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) have amended the Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2004/2005 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Project Priority List (List) of drinking water construction projects.

   The FY 2004/2005 List was prepared in conformance with the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 (act) and Federal guidance. The act stipulates that states must maintain a List of drinking water projects from which to develop the annual DWSRF Intended Use Plan (IUP) list of projects to be funded.

   The projects added to the List will not replace any project on the previously published FY 2004/2005 List. Projects were placed in the appropriate ranking slot in relation to other rated and ranked projects on the List. The rank order standing of projects on the List does not dictate the order in which projects are chosen for funding in the DWSRF program. A project's readiness to proceed and the reasonable availability of alternative sources of funds have a bearing on project selection for funding in the program.

   Some projects added to the FY 2004/2005 List are expected to proceed to construction in the near future and others are being added as potential projects for future construction loan consideration. The projects expected to be ready for loan funding in the near future have submitted applications for funding and may be placed on an IUP to: (1) replace projects that have not proceeded timely toward initiation of project construction; and/or (2) to fill funding gaps that have developed as a result of cost savings. Projects removed from an IUP will remain on the List and be considered for DWSRF loan funds in the future.

   Interested persons are invited to express their views on the priority rating or ranking of projects on the amended FY 2004/2005 List. Persons wishing to offer comments should submit them in writing to the Infrastructure Grant Administration Section, Division of Technical and Financial Assistance, Bureau of Water Standards and Facility Regulation, 10th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8466, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8466, [phone], [e-mail].

   Persons in need of accommodations as provided for in the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact Tony Maisano as noted previously or through the Pennsylvania Relay Service at [phone] (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.

   A copy of the amended FY 2004/2005 List that shows all municipal sewage projects in priority and ranked order is available for public review in the offices listed at the end of this notice and is accessible electronically through the Department's website as follows:

www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/watermgt/WSM/WSM_TAO/Finan_Tech_Asst.htm

Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Water Standards and Facility Regulation
Division of Technical and Financial Assistance
Infrastructure Grant Administration Section
10th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
[phone]

PENNVEST
22 S. Third Street
4th Floor, Keystone Building
Harrisburg, PA 17101
[phone]

KATHLEEN A. MCGINTY,   
Secretary
Department of Environmental Protection
Vice Chairperson
Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority
and

PAUL A. MARCHETTI,   
Executive Director
Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1879. Filed for public inspection October 7, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]